In the News

DATESOURCE - TOPIC
7/8/2025The Herald-Mail - Closure of Turner's Dual Lanes
2/20/2022The Herald-Mail - Lionel Swope's Obituary
11/25/2021The Herald-Mail - Community Foundation Honors Zane Schreiber with Rising Star Award
9/13/2021WDVM - Big Brothers Big Sisters of Washington County Seeks Volunteers
8/26/2021The Herald-Mail - Alice Sencindiver's Obituary
8/13/2021The Herald-Mail -Gaming Commission Funding Disbursement
10/21/2020WDVM - Big Brothers Big Sisters Organization Has Faced Challenges during Pandemic
9/29/2020The Herald-Mail -Superhero Bowl for Kids' Sake, Part Deux
8/12/2020The Herald-Mail -Gaming Commission Funding Disbursement
3/5/2020The Herald-Mail - BBBS Board Member & Big Sister Brooke Kerbs Receives Boys & Girls Club of Washington County's Champion of Youth Award
3/2/2020WDVM - Remarkable Women 2020: Melody Stotler
12/19/19WDVM - Big Brothers Big Sisters Gives New Definition to “Family”
8/20/19The Herald-Mail - United Way Awards $411,367 in Grants to Washington County Nonprofits
8/10/19The Herald-Mail - Dick Ford's Life Remembered
8/6/19The Herald-Mail - Gaming Commission Funding Disbursement
4/30/19The Herald-Mail - Bowl For Kids' Sake
4/28/19WDVM - A room full of superhero's fundriased for the 35th annual "Bowl for Kids' Sake"
4/28/19The Herald-Mail - Superheroes raise money for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Washington County
4/19/19The Herald-Mail - Sunrise Rotary Distributes Grants to Nonprofits
12/20/18The Herald-Mail - BBBS Board Member Gary Weaver's Volunteerism in the Community
12/13/18The Herald-Mail - Big Brother Gary Naugle's Volunteerism in the Community
11/16/18The Herald-Mail - BBBS Board Member Gary Weaver's Volunteerism in the Community
10/29/18The Herald-Mail - Rebranding
8/7/18The Herald-Mail - Gaming Commission Funding Disbursement
7/24/18The Herald-Mail - United Way Grant
4/22/18The Herald-Mail - Hollywood Bowl for Kids' Sake
Link 1 - Article
Link 2 - Video
4/19/18what's NXT - Hollywood Bowl for Kids' Sake
3/15/18The Herald-Mail - Community Foundation of Washington County Grant
1/21/18The Herald-Mail - Bigs of the Year Recognized
1/3/18WDVM - Two Former Littles Giving Back
12/12/17The Herald-Mail - Ed Distad's Community Volunteerism
11/10/17 WDVM - Big Brothers Big Sisters Receives People's Choice Nonprofit Award
11/10/17The Herald-Mail - Big Brothers Big Sisters Receives People's Choice Nonprofit Award
Link 1 - Article
Link 2 - Video
8/7/17The Herald-Mail - Big Brothers Big Sisters Awards Scholarships
7/25/17The Herald-Mail - Gaming Commission Funding Disbursement
6/24/17The Herald-Mail - 50s Rock 'n' Bowl for Kids' Sake Recap
4/23/17The Herald-Mail - 50s Rock 'n' Bowl for Kids' Sake
Link 1 - Article
Link 2 - Video
2/15/17WDVM (Focus on the 4State) - 50s rock 'n' Bowl for Kids' Sake
12/27/16The Herald-Mail - Time with Her Little Sister is Heavenly for Tracey Miller
11/10/16The Herald-Mail - Community Foundation of Washington County Salutes 'Unsung Heroes'
11/6/16The Herald-Mail - Big Brothers Big Sisters of Washington County Turns to Bingo for Fundraising
10/17/16The Herald-Mail - It Was a Monster Dash, a Graveyard Smash
10/4/16The Herald-Mail - Former BBBS Advocate Cynthia Perini Named Woman of the Year
7/26/16The Herald-Mail - Gaming Commission Funding Disbursement
6/28/16WDVM - Newsmaker
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
6/22/16The Herald-Mail - Hagerstown Rotary Club Grant
6/12/16The Herald-Mail - Congratulations to Little Sister, Jesscoyia, on Graduation
5/22/16The Herald-Mail - Rotary Club of Hagerstown Sunrise Foundation, Inc. Grant
4/18/16The Herald-Mail - Aloha! Bowl for Kids' Sake
4/11/16The Herald-Mail - Aloha! Bowl for Kids' Sake Kickoff
3/17/16The Herald-Mail - Community Foundation of Washington County Grant
3/16/16The Herald-Mail - Aloha! Bowl for Kids' Sake
2/24/16After Five Productions - Seventeenth Annual Washington County Business Awards Video Highlighting the Agency
2/14/16The Herald-Mail - Acts of Kindness Day
1/26/16
The Herald-Mail - 60 Year Anniversary/National Mentoring Month Story
1/12/16Washington County Government - Washington County Mentoring Month Proclamation (40 minutes into meeting)
1/5/16City of Hagrstown - National Mentoring Month Proclamation
1/3/16The Herald-Mail - Big Sister Marty Blake Honored for Community Service
11/11/15WHAG - Community Foundation of Washington County's People's Choice Awards - Gary Weaver Video
11/11/15The Herald-Mail - Annual Appreciation Dinner
Link 1 - Video
Link 2 - Picture
11/5/15HMTV6 - Community Foundation of Washington County's People's Choice Awards Video - Gary Weaver
11/5/15The Herald-Mail - Community Foundation of Washington County's People's Choice Awards Article - Gary Weaver
10/17/15The Herald-Mail - Monster Dash 5K
9/21/15 & 9/9/15 The Herald-Mail - Monster Dash 5K
8/4/15The Herald-Mail - Gaming Commission Funding Disbursement
6/22/15The Herald-Mail - Swing for Scholarships 2015
6/21/15The Herald-Mail - Big Brothers Big Sisters Awards Scholarships
4/26/15The Herald-Mail - Bowl for Kids' Sake 2015
Link 1 - Article
Link 2 - Video
8/6/14The Herald-Mail - Gaming Commission Funding Disbursement
7/7/14The Herald-Mail - Big Brothers Big Sisters Awards Scholarship
10/25/13The Herald-Mail - Big Sister Kathy Curtin Interviewed during Outing with Little
9/18/13The Herald-Mail - United Way of Washington County Kicks off Fundraising Campaign
9/18/13The Herald-Mail - Partnership with Volunteer Washington County
8/6/13The Herald-Mail - Gaming Commission Funding Disbursement
7/14/13The Herald-Mail - Big Brothers Big Sisters Awards Scholarship
5/21/13The Herald-Mail - Letter to the Editor regarding Turner's Dual Lane's Support of Our Bowl for Kids' Sake
5/14/13The Herald-Mail - Julia Manor Supports Our Bowl for Kids' Sake
4/22/13The Herald-Mail - 2012 Big Brother of the Year Derek Belz Honored at Community Luncheon
4/11/13HMTV6 - Highlighting the Agency's Need for Volunteers
2/7/13The Herald-Mail - Community Foundation of Washington County Grant
2/3/13WDVM - Volunteers Needed
2/1/13The Herald-Mail - New Big Brothers Big Sisters CEO Focuses on Recruitment

Early History of BBBS in the News

DATESOURCE - TOPIC
3/10/73The Morning Herald - First Little Sister Matched in Washington County
3/8/73The Daily Mail - First Little Sister Matched in Washington County
3/9/61The Morning Herald - Annual Appreciation Dinner
11/12/59The Daily Mail - Big Brother History Told
11/12/59The Morning Herald - Big Brother History Told
4/3/59The Daily Mail - Big Brothers Hear from National Group
1/17/59The Morning Herald - Big Brothers Here Help Deal with Boys' Problems
7/21/58The Morning Herald - Big Brothers Stage Outing
11/28/56The Morning Herald - Big Brothers of Hagerstown Incorporates

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